Top 50 Best Bedtime Stories for Preschoolers

Bedtime stories are a favourite of every child across the globe. Right from the time when a child is born, parents tell them various bedtime stories which the child enjoys and which also help them in falling asleep as well. These stories are usually fairy stories which have a bit of adventure mixed in them. But the end of all these stories is usually a happy one and they also contain a lot of moral teachings in them.

The child must get acquainted with the bedtime stories early on. These are some of the prized possessions that every child takes with him/her till the end of life.

That’s why parents always tell their children of their favourite bedtime stories because they also grew up listening to some of these stories.

So, the importance of bedtime stories cannot be ignored at any time. They help us to mould children into better human beings. So, the tradition of telling bedtime stories should not end and must continue from generation to generation.

In this blog, we will be exploring some of the top bedtime stories for preschool children which will help them to learn good lessons from these stories as well. So, let’s get going.

Top Bedtime Stories for Preschool Children

Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown and Clement Hurd

The Gruffalo by Julia Donaldson

Harry Potter and The Philosopher’s Stone by J.K. Rowling

The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle

Nighty Night Circus by Heidi Wiltlinger

The BFG by Roald Dahl

Where The Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak

Winnie-the-Pooh by AA Milne

Bear Called Paddington by Michael Bond

Storyberries

Goldilocks and The Three Bears

The Ugly Duckling

The Pied Piper of Hamlin

The Snow Queen

The Little Match Girl

King Midas and His Golden Touch

Jack and the Beanstalk

The Selfish Giant

Puss in Boots

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

The Dog and The Elephant

The Kettle Who Gave Birth

Snow White and The Good Witch

The Lonely Snowman

The Moon Rabbit

The Undersea Adventure of The Blue Diamond

The Musical Donkey

The Blue Jackal

The King and The Drum

Cat’s Day Out

The Wind and The Sun

Her Childhood

The Mice That Ate Iron

Baker’s Dozen

The Intelligent Merchant

The Starfish

Hari and The Cloud

The Four Friends and The Hunter

The Brahmin’s Dream

The Boy Who Cried, Wolf

The Ant and The Grasshopper

Beauty and The Beast

Cinderella

The Hungry Mouse

I’m Bored

The Emperor’s New Clothes

Aladdin and The Magic Lamp

Interrupting Chicken

Is it bedtime, Wibbly Pig?

Oh, the Places You’ll Go

So, these are our selection of 50 bedtime stories for preschool children. Children going to preschool are usually very curious by nature and they love exploring new surroundings and things and can remain busy with a single thing throughout the day.

So, it is important to teach them stories that increase their curiosity and also help them learn new life lessons. Bedtime stories are a great way to keep them busy and also ingrain valuable life lessons along the way.

Children in preschool years usually also have a sharp memory so they quickly remember all of these stories as well. You can ask your children to tell you the story once they are quite familiar with the story after listening to them over and over again.

Bedtime stories also allow us to spend quality time with our children. Parents and children bond more when they are doing activities together. Bedtime story reading is one such activity which increases bonding time.

Preschoolers also need a lot of care and attention from their parents as they are in the formative years of their life. So, be present for your children as they need your care and support during this critical phase of their time.

Parents show a lot of love and care for their preschool children. When their child starts preschool, they usually feel sad and suddenly the house starts to feel empty for the parents. It is a joy for them as well as an emotional time to see their children going to school for the first time.

Children also like going to preschool but they too feel sad as they leave home for the first time. But education is an important aspect for children as they need to learn to read and write and also socialize with other kids. Many children throw tantrums when they are sent to school. But, some children love school so much that they are unable to go back home because of the many things that they got to do at school. Parents have to coax them to come to the car so that they can go home. Children also don’t want to leave their friends behind.

So, the life of a preschooler is fun and exciting and also a new chapter in their lives. It marks the children’s transition from home to school life where children will remain till class 12th and form many lifelong memories with friends.

Thus, always teach your children to enjoy school life as it is nothing scary and needs to be lived to the fullest. When children are taught such things right before they start preschool, they will be more eager to go to school rather than fear going altogether. Every new parent must teach these important lessons to their children.

Plus, bedtime stories are always there to help us in developing good children.